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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 20 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (How does it hold up?): Beam: flat deck on supports, short spans; spans = length ÷ span length. Arch: curved, in compression, pushes out on its ends. Suspension: deck hangs from cables (tension) over towers (compression); longest spans.

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  1. 1.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  9. 9.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  15. 15.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  18. 18.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  24. 24.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  28. 28.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers

Answer key

  1. arch bridge
  2. beam bridge
  3. suspension bridge
  4. good for short gaps
  5. 8
  6. False
  7. True
  8. compression
  9. False
  10. beam bridge
  11. arch bridge
  12. suspension bridge
  13. True
  14. a rope bridge in hills
  15. False
  16. tension
  17. the longest spans of all
  18. False
  19. arch bridge
  20. suspension bridge
  21. 3
  22. 7
  23. piers
  24. True
  25. deck hangs from cables
  26. 3
  27. tall towers hold cables
  28. False
  29. 2
  30. a log across a stream
  31. True
  32. False
  33. beam bridge
  34. True
  35. stones squeezed together
  36. suspension bridge
  37. 6
  38. 11
  39. True
  40. a curve under the deck

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